verb🔗ShareTo kill someone by squeezing the throat so as to cut off the oxygen supply; to choke, suffocate or throttle."He strangled his wife and dissolved the body in acid."actionhumanbodyphysiologyinhumansufferingChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo stifle or suppress."She strangled a scream."actionconditionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo be killed by strangulation, or become strangled."The cat slipped from the branch and strangled on its bell-collar."bodyactionmedicinephysiologyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo be stifled, choked, or suffocated in any manner."The thick smoke was strangling the firefighters as they tried to rescue people from the burning building. "physiologybodymedicineactionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareThe crime of killing by strangling."The news reported the strangling was being investigated as a homicide. "policeactionlawinhumanChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
